Countries
Argentine governor seeks help for hail damage
Growers' participation in a new fund would be voluntary.
October 15 , 2010
Argentina: Fruit workers, growers at odds
One group of workers takes over an irrigation system, while producer talks with another yields no agreement.
October 15 , 2010
Walmex income up 10% in 3rd quarter
Rise attributed to Central American stores.
October 15 , 2010
New Zealand’s Mr. Apple future uncertain as sale looms
New Zealand apple grower and exporter Mr. Apple –one of the country’s largest- will be sold by its parent company but finding a local buyer is considered by local media to be a hard sell at best.
October 14 , 2010
Chilean apples at the center of UK morpholine alarm
The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has sounded the alarm against imported apples treated with morpholine, a processing additive. Industry advocates blasted the measure.
October 13 , 2010
New Zealand growers call on government for tighter regulation
Apple and Pear growers in New Zealand’s Tasman region have called on the country’s central government to tighten its control over the export industry, as is the case for kiwi.
October 08 , 2010
Principal New Zealand kiwi packers to merge
New Zealand’s Eastpack ltd and Satara Co-operative Ltda, two of the country’s largest Kiwi packers will merge their operations thus creating the country’s largest grower-owned post-harvest cooperative
October 08 , 2010
Turners & Growers ships first kiwis grown outside New Zealand
New Zealand-based kiwi grower Turners & Growers Ltd. shipped its first load of kiwis grown outside the country in its continuing resistance to Zespri control of kiwi export
October 08 , 2010
Latest round of EU-Ecuador FTA talks end without agreement
The latest round of talks between delegations of the European Union (EU) and the Ecuadorian government detailing a free-trade agreement (FTA) ended Thursday without a final agreement
October 08 , 2010
Peru’s 2010 avocado exports already top 2009 shipments
Higher European demand, new markets spur 19.7% rise in revenue to $79.7M
October 05 , 2010
